June 11, 2008

Kucinich Presents Bush Impeachment Articles 6-9-08

The news that Rep. Dennis J. Kucinich (D-Ohio) introduced articles of impeachment against President Bush sparked a spirited debate here yesterday. It's pretty clear that history will judge George W. Bush as one of the worst presidents ever—if not the worst. But how will history remember Kucinich?

The full impeachment articles and their supporting documentation can be read here:

Dennis J. Kucinich of OhioIn the United States House of RepresentativesMonday, June 9th, 2008A Resolution

Article ICreating a Secret Propaganda Campaign to Manufacture a False Case for War Against Iraq.

Article IIFalsely, Systematically, and with Criminal Intent Conflating the Attacks of September 11, 2001, With Misrepresentation of Iraq as a Security Threat as Part of Fraudulent Justification for a War of Aggression.

Article IIIMisleading the American People and Members of Congress to Believe Iraq Possessed Weapons of Mass Destruction, to Manufacture a False Case for War.

Article IVMisleading the American People and Members of Congress to Believe Iraq Posed an Imminent Threat to the United States.

Article VIllegally Misspending Funds to Secretly Begin a War of Aggression.

Article VIInvading Iraq in Violation of the Requirements of HJRes114.

Article VIIInvading Iraq Absent a Declaration of War.

Article VIIIInvading Iraq, A Sovereign Nation, in Violation of the UN Charter.

Article IXFailing to Provide Troops With Body Armor and Vehicle Armor

Article XFalsifying Accounts of US Troop Deaths and Injuries for Political Purposes

Article XIEstablishment of Permanent U.S. Military Bases in Iraq

Article XIIInitiating a War Against Iraq for Control of That Nation's Natural Resources

Article XIIIICreating a Secret Task Force to Develop Energy and Military Policies With Respect to Iraq and OtherCountries

Article XIVMisprision of a Felony, Misuse and Exposure of Classified Information And Obstruction of Justice in the Matter of Valerie Plame Wilson, Clandestine Agent of the Central Intelligence Agency

Article XVProviding Immunity from Prosecution for Criminal Contractors in Iraq

Article XVIReckless Misspending and Waste of U.S. Tax Dollars in Connection With Iraq and US Contractors

Article XVIIIllegal Detention: Detaining Indefinitely And Without Charge Persons Both U.S. Citizens and Foreign Captives

Article XVIIITorture: Secretly Authorizing, and Encouraging the Use of Torture Against Captives in Afghanistan, Iraq, and Other Places, as a Matter of Official Policy

Article XIXRendition: Kidnapping People and Taking Them Against Their Will to "Black Sites" Located in Other Nations, Including Nations Known to Practice Torture

Article XXImprisoning Children

Article XXIMisleading Congress and the American People About Threats from Iran, and Supporting Terrorist Organizations Within Iran, With the Goal of Overthrowing the Iranian Government

Article XXIICreating Secret Laws

Article XXIIIViolation of the Posse Comitatus Act

Article XXIVSpying on American Citizens, Without a Court-Ordered Warrant, in Violation of the Law and the Fourth Amendment

Article XXVDirecting Telecommunications Companies to Create an Illegal and Unconstitutional Database of the Private Telephone Numbers and Emails of American Citizens

Article XXVIAnnouncing the Intent to Violate Laws with Signing Statements

Article XXVIIFailing to Comply with Congressional Subpoenas and Instructing Former Employees Not to Comply

Article XXVIIITampering with Free and Fair Elections, Corruption of the Administration of Justice

Article XXIXConspiracy to Violate the Voting Rights Act of 1965

Article XXXMisleading Congress and the American People in an Attempt to Destroy Medicare

Article XXXIKatrina: Failure to Plan for the Predicted Disaster of Hurricane Katrina, Failure to Respond to a Civil Emergency